I'm from Slovakia and I can tell you where the locals are on a hot summer day...outside the city cycling, hiking, sitting by the lake or gardening/BBQing in their holiday home. Slovaks don't spend much time in town centres. We prefer the outdoors, that's why our towns seem deserted and every tourist points this out :) . Go to the Tatra Mountains and you will see where all the people are lol You can see all of Bratislava in a day or two, but I like how relaxed it is for a capital city. And it's actually a great place to live mainly because of all the outdoorsy options they have. I lived there for 6 months and there are events every night somewhere in the city. You can find a fun festival on a random Tuesday. Have you been to Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum? It's a cool place built in the middle of the Danube river. You can even go hiking in the Little Carpathian mountains just outside the city. I really like how connect locals are with the stuff that's outside the city. I hope you enjoyed your time in Bratislava :)
Thanks very much for your detailed comment 🤩 love that! I bet it’s a really cool place to live & well located for plenty of other trips. I can definitely see why the locals would avoid the city when it’s hot though 🥵 haha I was dying in the heat! Yeh I had a really good time in Bratislava thanks 😎, I’d just been to Prague & Vienna, so it provided a really nice contrast…very charming and chilled 🙌🏼 I’d definitely like to go and see the Tatra Mountains 🏔️ and other places in Slovakia in the future & make some videos there! 😃
Great vid! Spent three days here with my partner and loved it. A decent amount of stuff to do/see but also a perfect place to relax and not rush around as much as you might with other city breaks.
As someone already wrote, locals are in the Summer at one of the lakes nearby. Thats the best thing about Bratislava - lot of options for swimming , hiking, cycling around the city. The city itsel small, especially the old town, but nice for a day of relax.
Yeh that makes a lot of sense that the locals would be out of town on a hot day ☀️ I’d definitely like to visit more of Slovakia 🇸🇰 and find out what else there is to see & do!
@@n1ckburt0nyou need to check it out. As a Bratislava native, the way they make fun of our city, it’s beyond hillarious. My 3 teenagers were laughing their asses off.
Been living here for 20-plus years, and yes for being a capital it's not the most interesting city for tourists. But a good place to live. Easy and quick to get around. Tourism? Pubs, beer, cafes and restaurants and if that is your idea of a good holiday, by all means, come. Great museums, sight architecture, not comparable to Vienna, Prague or Budapest. The Danubia Museum of Modern Arts is worth seeing, a 20 min bus ride from the city centre.
Yeh I can imagine it’d be a really nice city to live in & it has good connections to the bigger cities you mentioned too 🚎 🚂. It all depends what each individual wants out of a holiday/break I guess. The modern art museum you recommended looks really cool! 😎
I live in Bratislava for more than 25 years and I love the city. Boring?.... Noooo... Chill. Yeah! I don't like overcrowded cities like Barcelona, London, Vienna or even Prague (I've visited all of them). You just can not breath in those cities. Here you can easily find a nice place to rest or have a drink at the Danube river bank which ich very photogenic. And as for tourists I really recommend to have some guide... he doesn't have to be some paid one... even better is some local friend if you can find one. :)
@@Zralock79 Yeh I would agree it’s definitely more “chill” than “boring” …I enjoyed it 🧘🏻♂️ good advice about getting someone to guide you, it is pretty hard to know where the best places are in a short amount of time without someone who has local knowledge 🤓 🇸🇰
You can take the bus next time, instead of hiking to the castle :D The Bratislava is typically empty in the summer, most people are on the holidays and Universitys are closed. After the summer the streets are crowded with people and mostly in the night by hanging out students . I would recommend you only corrantion celebrations 16-18.08. And that list ist bulls.... How can be a Pisa borring??!! City with cool Italian architecture.
Yeh I think I needed basically ANY mode of transport to the castle that day! I was dyingggg lol 😂😰 I just googled Bratislava Coronation Days, that looks really cool! 😎 Haha yeh the list is soooo random 🤪 not sure how they came up with that!
Oh trust me, the city is very popular with British tourists. Especially the drunken ones. Can't tell you how many times I've been yelled at: "Hey Love, come join us." while they were having a bachelor party in one of the pubs (usually Lochness or Irish Pub). There were also quite few stories where British tourists were caught peeing into the fountain and then swimming in it, dangling from statues, fighting while being absolutely wasted. Bratislava is a popular place for bachelor parties as apparently it's cheaper to fly there than have one in London or some other city.
Well, by that comment I meant that Bratislava is probably lower on the list of places receiving the most British tourists than it kinda should be based on location/price/vibe etc. I’m surprised more don’t go there tbh 🇸🇰 Yeh it would definitely be cheaper to go to Bratislava than have a bachelor party in London, London is ridiculously expensive! 💰 As for wasted British tourists causing problems, yeh it’s not ideal & it makes it trickier for the rest of us “normal” Brits 🇬🇧 when travelling…👀
@@n1ckburt0n Don't worry, even when they were drunk, they were actually quite polite. Can't say they were making advances or something like that, just having a good time while yelling at locals. I bet Slovaks are doing the same somewhere else. Bratislava has a tiny old town (most of it was torn down to build the UFO bridge) and that for some people means it's not worth visiting. Sure, if you only want to see old town, go to Prague, Budapest, Vienna. But if you don't mind walking and taking a bus or boat, you can always go and visit Devin Castle, or go on a hike to Devínska Kobyla, Horský Park (a little forest above the city centre), Kamzík Tower, many museums or galleries. There are many places you can visit in Bratislava but many people just hop on a train or bus without doing any research first. Slovakia is in general always considered as the little and lesser sibling of Czechia, Poland and Hungary. People think if they visited those countries, there is no need to go to Slovakia because they think it's the same there as well. And then if they decide to go there, they are surprised that almost 80% of Slovakia is mountainous. I wish people would visit more places in Slovakia not just Bratislava and then form an opinion about the country.
Yeh I think there are rowdy drunk people of all nationalities at certain times and places…at least they were polite 🫢😆 Agreed, I would definitely like to visit more of Slovakia on future trips! ✈️🌏🎥
I think this was more from mosquitoes 🦟 etc. rather than bed bugs (as they make small bites in a line). On that particular trip I didn’t seem to get any bites in Prague or Vienna, only in Bratislava 🫢 not sure whether that was due to conditions or pot luck though lol 😂
If somebody want to have some preimpression about the Bratislava, then watch the movie ,,Peacemaker´´ starring Clooney. All scenes prestented like in the Wienna were made in Bratislava. At the other hand do not watch one unnamed stupid comedy movie. ,,Eurot...´´
ua-cam.com/video/NDRH2CVVI4Y/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared In the heart of Europe, where the Danube glides, Lies a city that the light of joy hides. Bratislava, where the days feel long, And even locals know that something’s wrong.
I was in Bratislava few years ago for a New Year's holidays. It was nice, but really boring. We were staying in a reasonably not that bad, but not so good hotel with payed breakfast and dinner. The tables, the curtains, the decor and the menu were exactly the same as 40 years ago in hard socialist times. That brought up some beautiful memories. The old town is nice for a little walk, clean and boring. The rest of the city is kind of cold industrial stile, clean but very boring. Tourist attractions are scarce and boring. Anyway, I wish you a nice boring vacation in Bratislava 😊
Haha 😂 a very thorough review 🖊️ I’d already been to Prague & Vienna on that trip so Bratislava was kinda the nice/boring/chill vibe I needed at the end 😝
People are with their families around Christmas and NY, so not that much happens in the city on the outside. But boring? It always depends on what one finds entertaining. Usually most of the tourist run in a circle of like 5 kilometers and never get to visit interesting nature, bars, unique restaurants, cool historical sites and so on. But if its Disneyland you are looking for, you are in the wrong place.
Yeh I would agree that there’s more going on in most of the cities you mentioned, but also I think Bratislava is cool for a short break & as a connecting point for these other cities.😎 Usually far cheaper to fly into/out of Bratislava than Vienna too. ✈️🤑
@@n1ckburt0n Well, i think Slovakia is in general more interesting in terms of mountains and countryside, cities not so much. When you have the chance, visit Krakow or Wroclaw, i strongly recommend
@@BughunterX I would definitely be interested to visit more of Slovakia 🏔️🇸🇰. I’ve actually been to Wrocław & Krakow before 🇵🇱 beautiful cities. I need to go back make some UA-cam videos in both!
Haha 😂 I don’t know…I enjoyed both cities tbh 🇦🇹🇸🇰 but they are pretty different, so I imagine a lot of people would have a preference for one over the other 🤔
@yvonnesheehan9079 in what way is a thumbnail with me in Bratislava and the words “Bratislava, Slovakia” cruel? The entire point of a thumbnail is to get viewers. And if you’re referring to the video title…it’s a question, not a statement. But yeh, nobody wants viewers who write pointless, nonsensical comments anyway, so…don’t let the door hit ya on the way out 👋🏼🚪
@@n1ckburt0nyes, I am happy to help you. It is clear that you have no interest in this city at all; a large part of the video shows you instead of Bratislava. You should make videos about things that actually exite you and leave the rest. Let me know if you need more help! I will go to Bratislava, I have seen a lot of exiting rapports
@PeterReevys it shows a lot of me…because it’s my vlog of me experiencing a place 😎 there’s plenty of UA-cam channels where they’ll give you fake interest/excitement for views 😉
To even consider Bratislava as a more boring place than Milton Keynes is a personal insult to the entire population of Slovakia.
Haha 😂 agreed, not sure how they came up with that Top 10 list…so random!
I'm from Slovakia and I can tell you where the locals are on a hot summer day...outside the city cycling, hiking, sitting by the lake or gardening/BBQing in their holiday home. Slovaks don't spend much time in town centres. We prefer the outdoors, that's why our towns seem deserted and every tourist points this out :) . Go to the Tatra Mountains and you will see where all the people are lol
You can see all of Bratislava in a day or two, but I like how relaxed it is for a capital city. And it's actually a great place to live mainly because of all the outdoorsy options they have. I lived there for 6 months and there are events every night somewhere in the city. You can find a fun festival on a random Tuesday.
Have you been to Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum? It's a cool place built in the middle of the Danube river. You can even go hiking in the Little Carpathian mountains just outside the city. I really like how connect locals are with the stuff that's outside the city.
I hope you enjoyed your time in Bratislava :)
Thanks very much for your detailed comment 🤩 love that! I bet it’s a really cool place to live & well located for plenty of other trips. I can definitely see why the locals would avoid the city when it’s hot though 🥵 haha I was dying in the heat!
Yeh I had a really good time in Bratislava thanks 😎, I’d just been to Prague & Vienna, so it provided a really nice contrast…very charming and chilled 🙌🏼
I’d definitely like to go and see the Tatra Mountains 🏔️ and other places in Slovakia in the future & make some videos there! 😃
Great vid! Spent three days here with my partner and loved it. A decent amount of stuff to do/see but also a perfect place to relax and not rush around as much as you might with other city breaks.
Thank you! 😎 Glad it was an enjoyable watch 🙌🏼 Yeh your comment pretty much sums it up, enough to do & a perfect place to relax 🏰🇸🇰
As someone already wrote, locals are in the Summer at one of the lakes nearby. Thats the best thing about Bratislava - lot of options for swimming , hiking, cycling around the city. The city itsel small, especially the old town, but nice for a day of relax.
Yeh that makes a lot of sense that the locals would be out of town on a hot day ☀️ I’d definitely like to visit more of Slovakia 🇸🇰 and find out what else there is to see & do!
there is no such thing as a boring city. There is only a boring human visitor. No one runs away from himself.
An interesting take on it 🧠😎
Agree
About the river, its muddy and darker when its heavy rains up stream, there were some floods in germany earlier this year, river is darker than usual
Ahh thanks for commenting, that makes a lot of sense 😎
Enjoy Bratislava. It's good you came in summer, in winter it can get very depressing…
Yeh I’m glad I came in summer ☀️ although it was realllly sweaty 😥😝! I guess everywhere is a bit depressing in winter 🥶
@@n1ckburt0nit’s a eurotrip movie quote
lol 😝 never seen that movie 🎥
@@n1ckburt0nyou need to check it out. As a Bratislava native, the way they make fun of our city, it’s beyond hillarious. My 3 teenagers were laughing their asses off.
@@89itis sounds like I need to give it a whirl then! 😝🍿
Bratislava is the cutest city I've been to❤
It’s definitely a very cute little city 😎 glad you had a good time there! 😃
@@n1ckburt0n thank you for your honest and down-to-earth review😎😌
Thanks very much! 😃
Been living here for 20-plus years, and yes for being a capital it's not the most interesting city for tourists. But a good place to live. Easy and quick to get around. Tourism? Pubs, beer, cafes and restaurants and if that is your idea of a good holiday, by all means, come. Great museums, sight architecture, not comparable to Vienna, Prague or Budapest. The Danubia Museum of Modern Arts is worth seeing, a 20 min bus ride from the city centre.
Yeh I can imagine it’d be a really nice city to live in & it has good connections to the bigger cities you mentioned too 🚎 🚂. It all depends what each individual wants out of a holiday/break I guess. The modern art museum you recommended looks really cool! 😎
I live in Bratislava for more than 25 years and I love the city.
Boring?.... Noooo... Chill. Yeah!
I don't like overcrowded cities like Barcelona, London, Vienna or even Prague (I've visited all of them). You just can not breath in those cities. Here you can easily find a nice place to rest or have a drink at the Danube river bank which ich very photogenic. And as for tourists I really recommend to have some guide... he doesn't have to be some paid one... even better is some local friend if you can find one. :)
@@Zralock79 Yeh I would agree it’s definitely more “chill” than “boring” …I enjoyed it 🧘🏻♂️ good advice about getting someone to guide you, it is pretty hard to know where the best places are in a short amount of time without someone who has local knowledge 🤓 🇸🇰
You can take the bus next time, instead of hiking to the castle :D
The Bratislava is typically empty in the summer, most people are on the holidays and Universitys are closed. After the summer the streets are crowded with people and mostly in the night by hanging out students . I would recommend you only corrantion celebrations 16-18.08.
And that list ist bulls.... How can be a Pisa borring??!! City with cool Italian architecture.
Yeh I think I needed basically ANY mode of transport to the castle that day! I was dyingggg lol 😂😰
I just googled Bratislava Coronation Days, that looks really cool! 😎
Haha yeh the list is soooo random 🤪 not sure how they came up with that!
@@n1ckburt0n Bratislava was Capitol of Hungarian (not Magaryan) King for 200 years during the war with Turks. ;-)
Oh trust me, the city is very popular with British tourists. Especially the drunken ones. Can't tell you how many times I've been yelled at: "Hey Love, come join us." while they were having a bachelor party in one of the pubs (usually Lochness or Irish Pub). There were also quite few stories where British tourists were caught peeing into the fountain and then swimming in it, dangling from statues, fighting while being absolutely wasted. Bratislava is a popular place for bachelor parties as apparently it's cheaper to fly there than have one in London or some other city.
Well, by that comment I meant that Bratislava is probably lower on the list of places receiving the most British tourists than it kinda should be based on location/price/vibe etc. I’m surprised more don’t go there tbh 🇸🇰
Yeh it would definitely be cheaper to go to Bratislava than have a bachelor party in London, London is ridiculously expensive! 💰
As for wasted British tourists causing problems, yeh it’s not ideal & it makes it trickier for the rest of us “normal” Brits 🇬🇧 when travelling…👀
@@n1ckburt0n Don't worry, even when they were drunk, they were actually quite polite. Can't say they were making advances or something like that, just having a good time while yelling at locals. I bet Slovaks are doing the same somewhere else.
Bratislava has a tiny old town (most of it was torn down to build the UFO bridge) and that for some people means it's not worth visiting. Sure, if you only want to see old town, go to Prague, Budapest, Vienna. But if you don't mind walking and taking a bus or boat, you can always go and visit Devin Castle, or go on a hike to Devínska Kobyla, Horský Park (a little forest above the city centre), Kamzík Tower, many museums or galleries. There are many places you can visit in Bratislava but many people just hop on a train or bus without doing any research first.
Slovakia is in general always considered as the little and lesser sibling of Czechia, Poland and Hungary. People think if they visited those countries, there is no need to go to Slovakia because they think it's the same there as well. And then if they decide to go there, they are surprised that almost 80% of Slovakia is mountainous. I wish people would visit more places in Slovakia not just Bratislava and then form an opinion about the country.
Yeh I think there are rowdy drunk people of all nationalities at certain times and places…at least they were polite 🫢😆
Agreed, I would definitely like to visit more of Slovakia on future trips! ✈️🌏🎥
5:15 The view from the Danube is nice. ua-cam.com/video/eNpWTII5rWI/v-deo.html
@@jackblack8748 oh yeh 📹 great view in that video, thanks! 🤩
Bratislava bed bugs, yeah, I know they are in one place at least. Did you notice any in Prague, Vienna or any other city in Europe?
I think this was more from mosquitoes 🦟 etc. rather than bed bugs (as they make small bites in a line).
On that particular trip I didn’t seem to get any bites in Prague or Vienna, only in Bratislava 🫢 not sure whether that was due to conditions or pot luck though lol 😂
If somebody want to have some preimpression about the Bratislava, then watch the movie ,,Peacemaker´´ starring Clooney. All scenes prestented like in the Wienna were made in Bratislava. At the other hand do not watch one unnamed stupid comedy movie. ,,Eurot...´´
Interesting recommendation 🎥🍿…pretty sure some people already suggested the “Eurot…” option in these comments 🤭😉
ua-cam.com/video/NDRH2CVVI4Y/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
In the heart of Europe, where the Danube glides,
Lies a city that the light of joy hides.
Bratislava, where the days feel long,
And even locals know that something’s wrong.
Sounds as though Slovakia 🇸🇰 has found its next Eurovision entry! 🎤🎶
roses are red, violets are blue,
trains, trams and buses come in all sorts of hue ;)
my playlist #2 is about transportaion
Hahah 😂 nice, I’m here for it 🎶🎧
@@n1ckburt0n :)
@@n1ckburt0n Have a great day.
@KenanTurkiye thank you 😎 you too!
In your opinion, what are the most boring cities to visit? 😝
Definitely some American cities
Haha yeh even that list had two American cities as the Top 2 😄…gotta say I love NYC though! 🇺🇸🗽
Dallas, Texas 😂
lol 😂 what’s so bad about Dallas? 🤠
Come and find out 😅 jk don’t. Its so flat and there’s no real attractions or worthy landmarks
Most beautiful women, though..
Haha 😄 yeh plenty of good looking people in general there
This article was probably written by someone who thinks brutalist architecture is beautiful.
Quite possibly 🫢😝 or just wanted to cause a stir!
Is amazing city and total love it
Yeh I had a really nice time there 😎
I was in Bratislava few years ago for a New Year's holidays. It was nice, but really boring. We were staying in a reasonably not that bad, but not so good hotel with payed breakfast and dinner. The tables, the curtains, the decor and the menu were exactly the same as 40 years ago in hard socialist times. That brought up some beautiful memories. The old town is nice for a little walk, clean and boring. The rest of the city is kind of cold industrial stile, clean but very boring. Tourist attractions are scarce and boring.
Anyway, I wish you a nice boring vacation in Bratislava 😊
Haha 😂 a very thorough review 🖊️ I’d already been to Prague & Vienna on that trip so Bratislava was kinda the nice/boring/chill vibe I needed at the end 😝
People are with their families around Christmas and NY, so not that much happens in the city on the outside. But boring? It always depends on what one finds entertaining. Usually most of the tourist run in a circle of like 5 kilometers and never get to visit interesting nature, bars, unique restaurants, cool historical sites and so on. But if its Disneyland you are looking for, you are in the wrong place.
@@MichalBrat Exactly, booooring.
Well, when you have Wien, Praha, Budapest and Krakow within half a days journey by car to choose from, Bratislava is quite plane
Yeh I would agree that there’s more going on in most of the cities you mentioned, but also I think Bratislava is cool for a short break & as a connecting point for these other cities.😎
Usually far cheaper to fly into/out of Bratislava than Vienna too. ✈️🤑
@@n1ckburt0n Well, i think Slovakia is in general more interesting in terms of mountains and countryside, cities not so much. When you have the chance, visit Krakow or Wroclaw, i strongly recommend
@@BughunterX I would definitely be interested to visit more of Slovakia 🏔️🇸🇰. I’ve actually been to Wrocław & Krakow before 🇵🇱 beautiful cities. I need to go back make some UA-cam videos in both!
It is the most boring and unattractive city I have ever been to.
But they have lovely countryside with mountains and vineyard hills so no wonder ;)
Eek 😅💀😂 lol how many cities have you been to?
Yeh I’d definitely like to get back to Slovakia and explore more of it🌳😎🇸🇰
@ many cities, all around Europe, in the US, Asia
difficult to find worse "music"
the background music? 🎶…almost everything is copyrighted on UA-cam these days so…not much choice…
How can be Bratislava more boring than Wien?
Haha 😂 I don’t know…I enjoyed both cities tbh 🇦🇹🇸🇰 but they are pretty different, so I imagine a lot of people would have a preference for one over the other 🤔
@@n1ckburt0n Wien is basically dead after 20:00 - they are a bit too overnormalised.
Not the most boring city but probably capital city
Oh yeh definitely plenty of boring smaller cities 😝 as for capital cities…I guess it’s a good reason to visit them all and find out! 🕵️♂️😃
@@n1ckburt0n have you been to Liechtenstein or San Marino yet?
Haven’t been to either of those yet but pretty much everywhere is on the wish list 😄😝 are they really boring though? 💀
Nah im from bratislava
That automatically makes it more fun? 😝
White city.
Well that is one cruel thumb nail to get yourself viewers ! Will make sure I don’t watch any other vlogs on this channel.
@yvonnesheehan9079 in what way is a thumbnail with me in Bratislava and the words “Bratislava, Slovakia” cruel?
The entire point of a thumbnail is to get viewers. And if you’re referring to the video title…it’s a question, not a statement.
But yeh, nobody wants viewers who write pointless, nonsensical comments anyway, so…don’t let the door hit ya on the way out 👋🏼🚪
Booooooring
Poor Bratislava 😭
@@n1ckburt0n I agree with u, at least still exists
@@n1ckburt0n The video was too
lol yeh thanks 😂 this one seemed to reel in all the blank profile trolls 🎣
@@n1ckburt0n Keep calm, bro. Have a good day there.
The most boring video
@@PeterReevys Commenting helps to boost it so, cheers for that 😉
@@n1ckburt0nyes, I am happy to help you. It is clear that you have no interest in this city at all; a large part of the video shows you instead of Bratislava. You should make videos about things that actually exite you and leave the rest. Let me know if you need more help!
I will go to Bratislava, I have seen a lot of exiting rapports
@PeterReevys it shows a lot of me…because it’s my vlog of me experiencing a place 😎 there’s plenty of UA-cam channels where they’ll give you fake interest/excitement for views 😉
Its really not. Its better han half of the countries
Yeh it’s definitely a cool little city! 🇸🇰😎